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i didnt want my daughter to have a dummy to start with but i was breast feeding and she started using me as a dummy constantly wanted 2 be latched on to me. she has just turned 1 on the 27th july but i cant get her off it now!!!

i didnt want my daughter to have a dummy to start with but i was breast feeding and she started using me as a dummy constantly wanted 2 be latched on to me. she has just turned 1 on the 27th july but i cant get her off it now!!!

When my son was I spent two days in hospital with no sleep. I has my little finger in the baby's mouth or he would just cry. When I got home I gave him a dummy. He is five month old and is not that attached to the dummy.

I only ever gave brooke her dummy if she was going to sleep or if she was not settling during the day, but there is no signs what so ever of her giving it up! she loves her dummy!

when my son was first born he wasn't that fussed on his dummy, now he loves it!x

didnt know about waiting a month before using them if breastfeeding! Hmm

My daughter is 8 months old and theres no sign of ever being able to wean her of her dummy x

i think that dummies can make some babies stop crying because they see them as a comfort but i'm not entirely sure on that one but i do believe that every baby should be given the chance to sleep with a dummy but if they don't take to them its not the end of the world

Lottie HATES dummys. she has never had one for more that a minute, then just spits them out

My daughter only really has a dummy when she is ready for a sleep! I tried introducing my daughter to a dummy when she was new born but she didn't like the ones I had bought because of the teat, but she found too much comfort in her bottle and was drinking it until she'd throw it all back up! I then found some cherry teat dummies in her wardrobe and she took to them straight away and the minute I gave it to her the sick stopped. I wasn't happy about giving it to her, but the amount of milk we we're buying was getting a bit silly! We we're going through so much because it was all she wanted

mine doesnt want it until he is tired oor i give it to him coz he just had a bottle and he wants another one or when h crying and to stop him

I gave Emma a dummy at 3 weeks, because she had colic and its meant to help (I dont know if it did or not :P ) Shes now 8 months and weaning her off a dummy is SUPER hard but wer'e getting their she usually only wants it when shes sleepy :)

My Daughter's had a dummy from about being 2 weeks old, not by choice but she just wouldn't settle, she was acting hungry all teh time and cryign and a dummy was all she wanted to settle her, iv never had problems since, she doesnt have it all teh time only if she's tired etc

soothers were a big help to me. i had a baby with very bad colic and they were a life saver. there is nothing wrong with using them. my 2 month old loves his. i place it in his mouth and rock him to sleep. he won't go to sleep without it

As my partner commented early, Noah was given a dummy by my mum and has been pretty much addicted since! In all fairness, it makes him very happy and I really don't mind. He mostly has it for comfort and bed time but when he gets to 1, I'm certain I will make sure he doesn't have it anymore :)

my daughter has had a dummy since she was born but when she hit 9months she just wasnt interested anymore.. which is great cos it means one less stress later on!

Noah was given his first Dummy by his Nan & i can safely say he's addicted & to the £4 for a pair dummies, however he does only really have them now for comfort & bedtime

I gave my son Jay a dummy when he was born i found that it comforted him but never knew it reduced the risk of cot death.

i didn't actually use a dummy with my daughter cause i didn't hear it could reduce the risk of cot death! but i think i'll be using one with my son!

I give Roxanne her dummie if shes cranky or tierd..other than that she doesnt tend to take it. Just spits it back out! Grace, xox

I think it looks awful when you see like 3 or 4 year olds with dummies! It's so bad for their teeth!

i didnt want to give my daughter a dummy... but she wouldnt sleep properly at night, so when she was about two weeks old i gave her one for nap time.... now she likes to chew it or paly with it :) and she doesnt always use it to go to sleep any more, i think they are ok.... they keep her quite for a while which means i can get house ect done .... going to start using it less soon though because i dont want her using one until she like 3 or anything :)

i wasnt giving my daughter dummy but went to the shop when she was 3 days old come back and daddy have give her a dummy:/ now when it falls out (or she pushes it out) she screams bloody murder until she is given it back. want to kill him!!!! :) x

my son will play with a dummy sometimes, if he finds it in his toy box or another kid has one but he doesn't particularly like them. When I offered him one he always threw it away!

i give one to my daughter but she will only take it if it is wat she wants - if she just wants a cuddle then she wont take it and she wont take it if i put her in her cot, i think its kinda goo because she doesnt rely on a dummy =)

my son only has his dummy for sleephe dosn't have it other then that

you give your baby a dummy when you feel is the correct time, my little boy didnt have a dummy untill he was 6 weeks old as i didnt like the idea of him having a dummy, i really didnt want him to have one the only reason i did was because the health visior had advised me to as he wasnt feeding properly, he now has a dummy but that is only for nap times and bed time as i also heard it helps reduce cot death

i have offered my baby a dummie but he doesnt seem to like it but when my mum offers him on he takes it ..... its very strange x

I've offered all of my children a dummy, but I've never forced or encouraged them. My 1st DD spat it straight out and hated it. I never tried again. My 2nd DS took to his dummy, like a fish to water and he was about 9 months old - 1yr when we weaned him off it (although to be fair to him, he didn't need weaning off it and didn't appear to miss it at all). Last but far from least, my youngest DS took to the dummy, enjoyed it and gave it up HIMSELFaround 6 months old. No intervention needed at all! (Apparently I'm very lucky, lots of mums have hell trying to get the dummy back off the child)...

my son never had one,i think it was due to him being born premature as his sucking reflex had not developed,an it wasnt natural to him

I heard it reduces Cot death so started giving my Son his dummie a lot more. I also bought an AngelCare monitor for safety & peace of mind & i think it's excellent xx

I dint Know This,... My son has only just started taking his dummy.. he wouldnt take it at all at the beginning.

My little boy ha shad a dummy since we left the hospital it helps to soothe him but he spits it out when hes asleep anyway.. I put him on a dummy because he sucked his finers and thumb and id rather get him off the dummy than the thumb..

my daughter had a dummy till 6 mnths now shes 14 moknths and never wanted it since

my son has a dummy in most of the time as it really helps to sooth him.

@xkaybx yes there are orthodontic dummies, but no matter what they only stop damage for a certain amount of time. If your baby has a dummy over the age of 3 (or it might be 5?!) then it will start to damage anyway! NUK make orthodontic dummies and they come with handy cases! I always got mine from Superdrug i'm not sure where else they sell them. x

Is there such thing as an Orthodontic dummy which doesnt affect the teeth or has somebody been telling me fibs?x

my son only has them to go to ssleep, spits it out when hes asleep!x

my little boy had 1 dummy he loved it wouldnt take any others but last nite it broke so all day today i have had to rock him to sleep let hope he dont make this one a habbit!

I heard that it reduces the risk of cot death, but is it really necessary? My niece won't stop using hers and she is 4 in January, she has a great big rash round her mouth from sucking on it in cold weather and my nephew has had colic!

never gave my baba 1 tried her on 1 at 3months he didnt no what to do with it.

I didnt want to give my son a dummy but after a week of him being born he was a child that just wanted to suck all the time and as i breast feed he wanted my nipple when he was sleeping. he would suck so hard he made me bleed. so i got a dummy n it was a life saver. he now spits it out and just plays with it sometimes but im glad that he weaned himself off it coz its made life easier for me one less thing to wean him off he he

My daughter HATES them.. she won't take it, no matter how many times I've tried.. always spits it out (and she really gets some air with it haha).

As long as they don't have them til they're like 3

Ive heard his a lot although its not exactly accurate as my son always fell asleep and the dumy would fall out of his mouth. from what i have experienced i will deffinatley try this

my oldest 2 had a dummy and i always wished i hadnt gave them it when they were babies but then i had jamie and he is so difficult and demanding that i wish he would take the dummy bt he will not have it near him he sucked it 4 the 1st 2 weeks but ever since then he hasnt sucked it and i am driven crazy as sometime i dont know which child 2 go 2 first

both my children have a dummy, my daugther only hs hers at night now and im trying to get her to sleep without it, without success and its proving very difficult! i iwish i had weaned it off earier and will definitly try to wean my son on earlier!

My son got decided h didn't want the dummy anymore at 6 weeks....

I was shocked when I heard that dummies can help prevent cot death. Both of my kids are/were breastfed and neither of them would take dummies. My advice from the HV was not to give them dummies. I tried with them both but they just didnt like them and I can honestly glad that they didnt. I know so many toddlers and even young kids of school age who still have dummies which i think is soo wrong. A girl in my daughters class still has one. She is 7!!

Just to add, if you breastfeed, nursing your baby to sleep has the same protective influence as settling them with a dummy :) It's the sucking that's protective, how ever they get it. My DS had a dummy from 2 weeks until he was 10months, when i threw them away at the end of the month and forgot to get a new pack out in the morning. I always said my baby was never going to have a dummy, but it was a complete life saver.

Im goin to get some mam dummies, ive heard there great.

I Have 4 Dummies Ready For My Little One :) Lol x

Logan wont sleep without his dummy but spits it out after a while anyway x

yea my baby loves his dummy he looks for it and trys to put it in his mouth..

my youngest wouldnt go to bed without her dummy

I was told fromt he start to avoid giving my daughter a dummy, but she was feeding too frequently and it became a habit to be on the breast, so i started giving her a dummy. It helped settle her for a few months but began to become a problem when it would fall out at night and wake her and she couldn't put it back in. I then decided to take it away and I haven't looked back since, I see my friends having problems with their kids and dummys and im so glad I took my daughters away early enough that she didn't really notice. ok I had a few bad nights but it was so worth it!

i gave my daughter a dummy when she a day old and it settled her instantly and she slept for hours. Now she has it at nap times or if she is upset for some reason, she normally spits it out when sleeping though

My little man, sometimes has a dummy, it does help him settle but spits it out when his gone to sleep. I think they are good.

i did not know that

MY first daughter had a dummy from 3 days old and santa swapped it for presents when she was 2 1/2. My second daughter only started having a dummy at 6 months old after being in hospital and very unsettled!

my daughter loved her dummy (dee dee) and she had it till her 3rd christmas and santa came to take them all but mikey has never had 1 he just didnt like them!

my eldest never liked a dummy, she preferred to hold a comfort blanket, but my youngest loves her dummy and has done so since day 1

My eldest had a dummy until she was 2.5 years old... she gave it up so the new baby could have it :P She only got it when she was tired or in the house. I didn't give her it when she was out and about walking. My youngest still uses her dummy (she's 14 months)nly got it when she was tired or in the house. I didn't give her it when she was out and about walking. My youngest still uses her dummy (she's 14 months) but has fallen over with it in her mouth and it cut her gums, so I'm 'weaning' her off it now!

my son reece had a dummy til he was 7 months old ever since then he hates them

sienna hasa dumym as it helps her fall sleep

my daughter had a dummy until she woz 2 and she has had no problems with her teeth, i personally think they are great and are much better than a child sucking there thumb as you can take a dummy away but you cant take there thumb away lol

i am in an ongoing battle with my mother in law about dummies. she doesn't agree and is trying to convince me not 2 use one. i will be as i know that dummies help to prevent cot death as it keeps the airways open while baby is sleeping

I use a dummy with Austin as it settles him down bigtime. I will be weaning him off it before he is 1 as i dont like seeing older babies with dummys!

dummies are awful things i had to have braces 4 2 years and an operation to realine my jaw because of a dummy when i was little needless to say lauren doesnt have one

i'm goin to use a dummy for my little one :) my sister never did with hers but i think they are a life saver lol x

Connor has a dummy to help him settle but then it falls out when he falls asleep

I had a dummy - and yes I was really reluctant to give it up when I got to about 3. But I think that's just a stage you have to go through as a parent. My two younger brothers on the other hand didn't have dummies. Both sucked their thumbs until well into their teens!!

I don't use them and my baby never took to them either

i didn't even know this about dummies, i have brought some but don't want her to rely on them ll the time, because i ended up going to bed with a dummy till i was like 3, and then didn't want to give it up x

Not using a dummy, i find them unhygienic and hard to get off of, but thats my PO. :P xx

i dont like dummies i think its purely for the fact tht at the nursery theres 3 year olds tht have them alll day! its ridiculous, i think perhaps if used correctly they may be a god send, but im gonan try and not use them

I don't liek dummkies really especialyl in older babies and kids. I agree with proud mummy that lots of hugs can do hte same thing. And what's wrong with thumb sucking. But my midwife told me that dummies can cut the risk of cot death because of the way it changes their breathing patterns. What do you do when given this advice?

I never used a dummy with either of mine but was tempted at times, especially at night or when trying to go shopping. I just felt that a Mother's hug is more comforting and natural, and that it would be easier to get through the crying months, than try and wean an older baby off something he'd grown attached to. Glad now that I didn't use them.

I'd give him a dummy if you feel like it but the thing is to stop using it when kiddo getes to 6 months because it stops them learning to speak and can give them wonky teeth

Is it ok if I sometimes give him a dummy when he's crying? It does help to comfort him and I do make sure he's fed and comfortable all the time

Is it ok if I sometimes give him a dummy when he's crying? It does help to comfort him and I do make sure he's fed and comfortable all the time